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Fix or Repair Christmas Light Dead Bulbs/Light KeeperPro. How To Fix Broken Christmas Lights The Fast Way. Broken fairy lights are frustrating and it can take hours to fix them.

How To Fix Broken Christmas Lights The Fast Way

This year, when about to put up the Christmas lights, I spotted that one set wouldn’t turn on and had a brainwave for fixing them. Have a look below for a poor chap faced with the ultimate Christmas light nightmare - 91,000 lights - it took him 7 hours! What could have taken me hours took only minutes. How can this be done faster? I cover the basics for testing/replacing a bulb, and the fast technique that can be used with a series string. For those impatient readers - Skip to the clever bit. Okay - first tip - check them BEFORE putting them up. It is much easier to diagnose and fix a bulb or any other problem this way. This tool is reported to make fixing Christmas light issues even easier and quicker by telling if current is flowing through a bulb without even having to remove it. He spent 6 hours finding the dud bulb. However, I used only a few minutes with mine - or less.

Bulbs are fragile. Not so fast! Basic Idea. DIY Bows Tutorial by Georgette □ 30+ Amazing DIY Outdoor Christmas Decoration Ideas - For Creative Juice. Christmas holiday is one of the most exciting times of the year.

30+ Amazing DIY Outdoor Christmas Decoration Ideas - For Creative Juice

It’s also the right time of the year when we want to spend more time outside than we do outside. Maybe you have got your indoor ready for the holiday, but do not forget about your outdoors. Outdoor Christmas decorations are not so difficult as some individuals believe it. Outdoor Christmas decoration is easy to do with many materials you have arround your home and it will not cost you so much. If you’ve been looking for new ways to dress up your lawn, garden, front porch… this holiday season, this is definitely the collection for you. 60+ of the Best DIY Christmas Decorations. Looking for great DIY Christmas Decorations and craft ideas to put up this Christmas, but don’t know where to start?

60+ of the Best DIY Christmas Decorations

Einfache Geschenkschleife selber basteln - DIY. 50 Christmas Decorating Ideas for a Joyful Holiday Home - Do It Before Me. Search Do It Before Me NewsFashionGadgetsLifestyleVideoHomepages.

50 Christmas Decorating Ideas for a Joyful Holiday Home - Do It Before Me

Gift Wrapping Ideas Using Toilet Paper Tubes. Stop throwing away your toilet paper rolls, and start saving them for special occasions.

Gift Wrapping Ideas Using Toilet Paper Tubes

After all, with a little creativity — they are perfect for wrapping loved ones' gifts year-round! Bluepurpleandscarlett.com When you have a little present to give There is only one place in your house that holds the key to making a festive pillow box. Find out how here. sweetcharli.com It's simple to create a surprise that will POP Place tiny trinkets and streamers onto a piece of tissue paper, tie it up with string, then stuff it into a decorated tube. Aprettycoollife.com Let a gift card stand out from the rest A flattened toilet paper roll is the perfect place to tuck away a gift card. Canarystreetcrafts.com A paper bouquet that's always in full bloom If you're going to give the gift of flowers, why not make ones that will last forever.

20 Festive DIY Christmas Crafts From Toilet Paper Rolls. The holidays are about sharing and giving, and it can be about saving, preserving and reusing.

20 Festive DIY Christmas Crafts From Toilet Paper Rolls

Teach you kids the importance of recycling trough play by creating some fun and festive crafts from toilet paper rolls. Here are 20 tutorials to help you get you started. 17 Easy Last-Minute DIY Christmas Decorations. If you don’t have a lot of free time to spend on creating interesting decorations for Christmas but you love crafting and the entire festive Christmas atmosphere, here we present you 17 easy diy Christmas decor projects that are so easy to create, that will take you only few minutes and that can be done any time.

17 Easy Last-Minute DIY Christmas Decorations

Thumbtack Votive Candles Source Beautiful floating candles Source Easy Bow Napkin Rings Source. Paper Stars - Part 1. Stars are a great decoration for so many holidays and events – birthdays, New Year’s Eve, school dances, the 4th of July, prom, Christmas, star parties, etc.

Paper Stars - Part 1

These are made to be as large as I could fit on a standard sheet of printer paper – they’re between 8 and 12 inches across when they’re finished. They’re light weight and can be made in any color palette for your occasion. Hang them from the ceiling or use them as center pieces. I chopped up my scrap paper to make matching confetti. Supplies and Equipment: – paper – high quality paper give crisper folds than a cardstock – straight edge – exacto or utility knife and cutting friendly surface – bone folder (optional) – paper friendly glue – acid free if you’re making keepers – scissors – crumpled tissue paper or other lightweight filler (optional) – string or other hanging material if you’re planning to hang them Print out the pattern(s) for the stars you want.

Score all the fold lines. You can see the light score lines in this picture. Snow Globe Mini Christmas Ornaments Tutorial. The holidays are fast approaching y’all, and I have started cranking out the Christmas crafts already.

Snow Globe Mini Christmas Ornaments Tutorial

These mini snow globe Christmas ornaments are super cute and quick and easy to make. Grab a few simple supplies from ConsumerCrafts and start making your own fun and festive ornaments! Using a foam or paint brush, coat the back of your ornaments with a thin coat of Mod Podge. Immediately sprinkle on the white glitter. Allow the ornaments to dry completely. Using a pair of tweezers, grab the top of the tree so you can easily place it in your ornaments. Add a drop of hot glue to the bottom of the trees and put through the top opening of the ornament. Sprinkle in artificial snow until you are happy with the results.